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This rich array of maps and plans reveals the inexorable rise of railways in the 19th century and how they became an established part of the British landscape. See how new lines carved their paths through the British countryside, transforming the environment and connecting towns and cities across the country like never before.

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Great Western Railway map

Great Western Railway map

circa 1900-circa 1948
Cheffins's Map of the Railways in England and Scotland

Cheffins's Map of the Railways in England and Scotland

1845
Map of the East Indian Railway

Map of the East Indian Railway

1846
Smith's Railway Map, 1836

Smith's Railway Map, 1836

1836
'Map of the London and Birmingham Railway and adjacent country', c 1840

'Map of the London and Birmingham Railway and adjacent country', c 1840

1835-1845
Carriage Plan of Royal train for Queen Victoria's funeral

Carriage Plan of Royal train for Queen Victoria's funeral

1901
A Plan and Section of an intended Railway or Tram-Road from Liverpool to Manchester

A Plan and Section of an intended Railway or Tram-Road from Liverpool to Manchester

1824-1830
Map, Railway Clearing House

Map, Railway Clearing House

1921
Map, Railway Clearing House

Map, Railway Clearing House

1913
Map of Railway Clearing House in Scotland

Map of Railway Clearing House in Scotland

1916
Map, Railway Clearing House

Map, Railway Clearing House

1874
Plan, elevation and brief specification for the Sankey viaduct

Plan, elevation and brief specification for the Sankey viaduct

Map of the Lancashire & Yorkshire North Eastern Railway shewing its connection with the exisiting and projected lines of the district

Map of the Lancashire & Yorkshire North Eastern Railway shewing its connection with the exisiting and projected lines of the district

1846
Map, Railway Clearing House

Map, Railway Clearing House

1897
Stanford's Map of Metropolitan Railways, Bridges, Embankments &c. ....

Stanford's Map of Metropolitan Railways, Bridges, Embankments &c. ....

1863
Scarborough's map of the British Isles

Scarborough's map of the British Isles

1911-1914
Bartholomew's Railway Map of the British Isles

Bartholomew's Railway Map of the British Isles

1939
LNER map

LNER map

1923-1948
map of London & South Western Railway

map of London & South Western Railway

Royal Route to the North of Scotland via Aberdeen

Royal Route to the North of Scotland via Aberdeen

1770 plan of intended canal near Killerby

1770 plan of intended canal near Killerby

1770
A plan and section of the railway from Liverpool to Manchester, in the county palatine of Lancaster

A plan and section of the railway from Liverpool to Manchester, in the county palatine of Lancaster

1829
Brydone's Railway Directory

Brydone's Railway Directory

1858-1862
Map, Railway Clearing House

Map, Railway Clearing House

1906
Southern Railway general system

Southern Railway general system

Midland & Great Northern Joint Lines

Midland & Great Northern Joint Lines

1914
Bradshaw's Map of the Railways in Great Britain shewing also the line of Navigation from the principal Sea Ports ....

Bradshaw's Map of the Railways in Great Britain shewing also the line of Navigation from the principal Sea Ports ....

1843
A travelling county atlas: with all the railroads accurately laid down and coloured

A travelling county atlas: with all the railroads accurately laid down and coloured

1847
A new map of Great Britain; particularly shewing the Inland Navigation

A new map of Great Britain; particularly shewing the Inland Navigation

1844
Map of the Inland Navigation

Map of the Inland Navigation

1830
River Tyne

River Tyne

Plan and Section of the intended Railway or Tramroad from Stockton by Darlington to the Collieries near West Auckland

Plan and Section of the intended Railway or Tramroad from Stockton by Darlington to the Collieries near West Auckland

1822
Liverpool and Manchester Railway Plan 1824

Liverpool and Manchester Railway Plan 1824

1824-11-20
Smith's Map of England & Wales, Containing the whole of the Turnpike Roads, Railways & Canals

Smith's Map of England & Wales, Containing the whole of the Turnpike Roads, Railways & Canals

1845
Cruchley's Railway Map of England & Wales / G.F. Cruchley

Cruchley's Railway Map of England & Wales / G.F. Cruchley

1840
Relief map, Great Western Railway. In glass case with relief of South-West England including Wales and Cornwall.

Great Western Railway relief map in glass case

"Philips' Railway Map of the British Isles showing the new Grouping System" 1923. With insets of the principal industrial centres.

Philips' Railway Map of the British Isles showing the new Grouping System

1923
Coloured map. Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway. Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway and its Connections. March 1865. (Includes lines in use, lines under construction, lines over which the MS and LR has running powers and facilities and lines proposed in the 1865 Session of Parliament; with details of total mileages at top). Printed by Waterlow & Sons, Lithographers, London. Backed on linen and folded with covers (one missing). 758 x 607 mm (flat). 98 x 161 mm (folded).

railway map mslr and its connections

1865
Relief map, Great Western Railway, in glass case.

Relief Map, Great Western Railway

4 plans of Diggle Railway Station and Standedge tunnel, London and North Western Railway 1869, showing approaches to the tunnel from both approaches.

Diggle Railway Station and Standedge Tunnel Drawings

1868-1869
Map, paper, 'Drake's Map of the London and Birmingham Railway', published by J. Drake, 52 New Street, Birmingham, Longman & Co. and Hayward & Moore, Paternoster Row, London, and Simpkin & Marshall, Stationers Court, London, drawn by J.B. Wallace, engraved by J. Archer, 1838 (nb - date added in pencil). Shows the route of the line and gradients, and also bears a depiction of 'The London Terminus' (Euston). Currently in a card mount and frame.

'Drake's Map of the London and Birmingham Railway', 1838

1838
Map of York 1851 showing station, York and North Midland Railway and York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway lines and associated sidings and workshops, coal depots, staithes, and surrounding streets.

Map of York 1851

1851
Plan and section of the land from Bolton to Chequerbent required for the use of the Bolton and Leigh Railway. Copied by J Whitehead, 1827.

Bolton and Leigh Railway Plan 1827

1827
Coloured map. London & North Eastern Railway. Map of the LNER and Connections showing Principal Stations. (c1924/1925). (With, on reverse, details of how to get to the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley by LNER services). Printed by W & AK Johnston Ltd, Edinburgh & London. Folded with covers. 395 x 696 mm (flat). 114 x 178 mm (folded).

LNER map

1924-1925
Map, linen-backed paper in hard covers, Official Railway Map of London and its Environs, published by the Railway Clearing House, printed by McCorquodale & Co., London, 1915. Marked "J.B." [J.F. Bonaker].

Offical Railway Map of London and its Environs

1915
Map, card, of the Manchester Ship Canal, printed by Henry Blacklock, Manchester, dimensions 168 x 164mm.

Map, Manchester Ship Canal

Coloured map. Yorkshire by William Colling Hobson. General map of County showing churches, houses, mills, rivers, canals, roads, towns, villages, landscape features, boundaries, etc, including existing and proposed railroads. (c1856). engraved by J & C Walker. Published by William Colling Hobson, 9 Castle Street, Holborn, London. Backed on linen and folded with covers and slip case. 2866 x 2545 mm (flat). 163 x 266 mm (folded).

map of yorkshire by william colling hobson

1856
"Gas Light and Steam". Compendium of Maps and Plans depicting gas works railways of the North Thames Gas Board and Constituent companies. Compiled by Malcolm Millichip, author of "Gas Light and Steam" (a history of the railways which served the North Thames Gas Board), published in 1995. Copy plans covering the period c1820-1970 show track layouts and other features. They were compiled by the author during his research but not all were included in the book. Included 2 leaflets promoting Gas,Light & Steam. 1 volume.

'gas light and steam 'papers

1995
West London Extension Railway bookform plan. Contains three colour plans relating to the development of the West London Extension Railway. Dated March 1905.

WLER plan

1905
Coloured map. Great Western Railway. Railway map showing schemes affecting the Great Western Railway Company Bill. Session 1896. Printed by Thos Kell & Son, Engravers & Lithographers, 40 King St, Covent Garden, London. Backed on linen and folded with covers. 1536 x 1178 mm (flat. 194 x 297 mm (folded).

railway map showing schemes affecting the gwr company bill

1896